To think you shouldn't reserve a swing at the park?

[AccidentallyRunToWindsor]

Currently in the park and there is a mum reserving a swing for her DD. If the girl wants to be on the swing then the mum hops off and the girl gets on. When the girl wants to play on something else the mum gets back on. Park is quite busy and only 3 swings.

Some boys (about 11 maybe) asked the mum to move so they could go on, she said no, she's saving it for her daughter.

Is that ok? It's been a while since I was in a park!

That is bonkers.

Tell her to move.

How old is her daughter? This reminds me of peppa pig and rules of the playground.

Good grief. That’s ridiculous!

Surely not! What? 😂

Yep totally mad

Twist it round with her on it so she gets wrapped in the chain.
Cf!!

No not ok. I would make her move to give my kids a turn. Even if they didn’t bloody want a turn they would be having one!

That shit wouldn’t fly in my local park, she’d be told, pretty bluntly, not to be so ridiculous and to shift!

I was tempted to intervene on the boys behalf but I wasn't sure if that was the fine thing.

Sadly my niece doesn't want to go on the swing or I would be kicking her off.

Batshit!! I'd definitely send my dc over so I could tell her she was bananas

What the hell? Go and shake her out of it. Go. Now. CF

What the hell?? I'd embarrass her by asking her a second time louder to move. If she says she's saving the swing I'd say "That is not a thing, please move so my child can get on or I can sit them on your knee??" and then proceed to pick up my child and stand uncomfortably near to the woman until she moved.

I would have stood up for the boys, poor kids. Tell your niece she needs to go on the swing! Or tell her she needs to shift and then wave the boys over. Grrr.

That is ridiculous. What an embarrassment she is.

Assuming it hasn't got her name on the park gates. YANBU.
The bitch. Her dd is going to grow up like an entitled Princess

Start pushing her on it while yelling “wheeee” like she’s 3!

@LuvSmallDogs - yes!

YANBU.

*ambereeree

This reminds me of peppa pig and rules of the playground.* me too - completely!

I’d have wanted to say something too. My husband had a similar situation with a swing where the mum was sitting (rather uncomfortably) on a toddler swing because her daughter asked her to hold it so my son didn’t get it

Bonkers!!!

her daughter asked her to hold it so my son didn’t get it

Op, ask her to move and if she doesn't, sit on her lap

That's spectacularly rude.

Queue up in front of her with your little one and ask politely if she’s finished. If she says she’s saving it for her kid just look at her with raised eyebrows and say ‘riiiiigggghhhht’ and keep standing and waiting looking at her.

Sounds a right twat

Just to clarify, my husband made a massive scene and shamed the mum for it - I’d like to think I’d have done the same

Sadly my niece doesn't want to go on the swing or I would be kicking her off.

Wanting to go o doesn’t seem to be important.

Say your niece wants to go on and then sit on it yourself!